Congressman Foley Resigns

[33girl]

I thought all the pages were at least 18 - college age. Guess not.

I give this 3 months max before it ends up on Law & Order.

[highflyerlaura]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I thought all the pages were at least 18 - college age. Guess not.

I give this 3 months max before it ends up on Law & Order.

I'm betting on SVU getting first pitch at this storyline, though something keeps on telling me that they made a story similar to this a few seasons ago.......

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by highflyerlaura

I'm betting on SVU getting first pitch at this storyline, though something keeps on telling me that they made a story similar to this a few seasons ago.......

It'd have to get more explicit then IM for SVU to get it...but then again, they do tend to get more "based on actual story..." then the regular L&O.

[alum]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I thought all the pages were at least 18 - college age. Guess not.

I give this 3 months max before it ends up on Law & Order.

Pages are hs juniors. Interns are (usually) college students.

Pages work for the Minority or Majority Page Supervisor. This is dependent on the party affiliation of their sponsoring Congressman/Senator.

Interns tend to work directly for their Senator or Congressman.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I thought all the pages were at least 18 - college age. Guess not.

I give this 3 months max before it ends up on Law & Order.

16-17 years of age:
High School students-several Newpapers also report that today as well.
Live in dorms with nighly check -ins.
http://www.c-span.org/guide/congress/glossary/pages.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_pages

[jon1856]

Cartoons from the Op-Ed pages:
http://cagle.com/news/FoleyFoibles/main.asp

[Munchkin03]

Oh, Florida!

Seriously, this is sick...and gross. The IM conversations, however, are priceless. Good thing the kid kept them.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Oh, Florida!

I think Florida just needs to abdicate all political rights in this Union. They can't vote, can't pick Reps, can't pick Governors...

[jon1856]

From the Washington Papers today:
Cone of Silence
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...041100587.html

The Line: Foley Mess Puts Another GOP Seat in Play

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/

After Foley, New Fears For the GOP

Some Say Party Could Lose House and Senate

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...100201463.html

Resign, Mr. Speaker
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed...2008-9058r.htm

http://www.washingtontimes.com/natio...2127-7668r.htm

http://www.washingtontimes.com/natio...2125-4192r.htm

[ann.coulter2]

Originally Posted by jon1856

From the Washington Papers today:
Cone of Silence
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...041100587.html

The Line: Foley Mess Puts Another GOP Seat in Play

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/

After Foley, New Fears For the GOP

Some Say Party Could Lose House and Senate

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...100201463.html

Resign, Mr. Speaker
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed...2008-9058r.htm

http://www.washingtontimes.com/natio...2127-7668r.htm

http://www.washingtontimes.com/natio...2125-4192r.htm

Do any of these mention - as the Drudge Report and ABC News now report - the page involved was 21 at the time?

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ABC ONLINE GLITCH LEADS TO IDENTITY OF FOLEY ACCUSER

FEATURED IM EXCHANGE WAS WITH 18 YEAR OLD

Wed Oct 04 2006 20:32:06 ET

A posting on ABCNEWS.COM of an unredacted instant message sessions between Rep. Mark Foley and a former congressional page has exposed the identity of the now 21 year-old accuser.

The website PASSIONATE AMERICA detailed the startling exposure late Wednesday.

ABCNEWS said in a statement: "We go to great lengths to prevent the names of alleged sex crime victims from being revealed. On Friday there was a very brief technical glitch on our site which was overridden immediately. It is possible that during that very brief interval a screen name could have been captured. Reviews of the site since then show no unredacted screen names."

SEX CHAT WAS WITH 18 YEAR OLD

On Tuesday ABC news released a high-impact instant message exchange between Foley and, as ABC explained, a young man "under the age of 18."

ABC headlined the story: "New Foley Instant Messages; Had Internet Sex While Awaiting House Vote"

But upon reviewing the records, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, the young man was in fact over the age of 18 at the time of the exchange.

A network source explains, messages with the young man and disgraced former Congressman Foley took place before and after the 18th birthday.
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